3:20 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent LONDON — After a 2-1 loss to Brighton in their opening match, Manchester United lost 4-0 away to Brentford, conceding all four in the first half of the game. Brentford played well, and United’s defensive errors, coupled with a lack of attacking conviction, gave the Bees their first win over
1:33 AM BST It’d be easy to point at the ever-growing Wallabies injury list for why they couldn’t get the job done in San Juan on Sunday morning [AEST], but in their biggest ever loss to Argentina their problem area back three was exposed from the outset, while their experienced heads failed to step up.
2:13 AM BST New Zealand coach Ian Foster admits he has “no idea” if Saturday’s excellent 35-23 Rugby Championship victory over South Africa will be enough to save his job, but believes there is more to come from his team. The All Blacks had lost five of their last six tests going into the contest
12:14 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Former champion Teofimo Lopez rebounded from his first pro defeat with a seventh-round TKO of Mexican journeyman Pedro Campa on Saturday in Las Vegas. Lopez, 25, floored Campa with an up jab in Round 7 before he pinned his foe on the ropes and unloaded with a flurry of overhand
5:54 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Eighth-seeded Hubert Hurkacz of Poland beat fourth-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday in the National Bank Open semifinals. Hurkacz will face Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain, a 7-5, 6-7 (7), 6-2 winner over Britain’s Daniel Evans in the night semifinal. The 6-foot-5 Hurkacz had
10:44 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Chandler Smith is feeling great in the NASCAR Truck Series playoffs. Just over a week after he and his wife welcomed a baby, Chandler Smith Jr., the driver took the lead on pit road after the first stage and dominated the rest of the way to win
10:46 PM ET Marlon Vera‘s nickname is “Chito,” a Spanish-language colloquialism that essentially means “shush.” Vera quieted the crowd briefly Saturday, knocking out former two-time champion Dominick Cruz in Cruz’s adopted hometown in the main event of UFC San Diego. Vera landed a left kick to Cruz’s head, putting him out cold in the fourth
12:00 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN When Teofimo Lopez walked through the ropes back in November he was the ruler of the lightweights and one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world following an upset victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko. Nine months later, Lopez entered the ring with uncertainty swirling around him. After the shocking defeat
9:37 PM ET Oklahoma got a commitment from ESPN 300 prospect Jacobe Johnson on Saturday. Johnson is the No. 43 recruit overall and the No. 3 athlete in the 2023 class. He’s a 6-foot-3, 185-pound prospect from Mustang, Oklahoma, and chose the Sooners over Michigan, Oklahoma State, Alabama and Stanford, who were all listed in
Nina Nunes ended a two-fight losing streak with a split-decision win over Cynthia Calvillo on Saturday’s UFC fight card in San Diego, then announced her retirement. “As a fighter, I think I’ve done what I wanted to,” the 36-year-old Nunes (11-7) said, adding that she is stepping away to have more children with her wife,
7:15 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin reached out to suspended All-Star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. in a phone call Saturday and said the player “feels remorseful.” Melvin did not reveal anything else about what he termed a “private conversation” with Tatis, the dynamic fan favorite whose 80-game ban
8:34 PM ET Associated Press SNOQUALMIE, Wash. — Miguel Angel Jimenez shot an 8-under 64 on Saturday for a share of the Boeing Classic lead with Billy Andrade. Jimenez had a bogey-free round to match Andrade at 10-under 134 at The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge. “Moving day like people say, no?” Jimenez said. “We are
5:52 PM ET ESPN News Services EDMONTON, Alberta — Chicago Blackhawks prospect Wyatt Kaiser and Detroit Red Wings hopeful Carter Mazur each scored twice and the United States shut out winless Austria 7-0 on Saturday to improve to 3-0 in group play in the world junior championship. Team USA had seven players notch two points
2:43 PM ET A passionate Mark Stoops defended the Kentucky football program on Saturday after comments earlier in the week from men’s basketball coach John Calipari in which he called the university a “basketball school.” Stoops responded immediately on Thursday, tweeting, “Basketball school? I thought we competed in the SEC?” He spoke publicly for the
8:40 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Two-time champion Simona Halep of Romania advanced to the National Bank Open’s final, beating Jessica Pegula of the United States 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday. Halep will face Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia, 6-4, 7-6 (7) winner over 14th-seeded Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in the night semifinal.
7:15 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — British Open champion Cameron Smith has spent all week ignoring queries about reports he will be the latest to leave the PGA Tour for Saudi-funded LIV Golf. His only concern was trying to win the FedEx Cup playoffs. Now there’s another perk at stake: No. 1 in
7:42 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — Serena Williams plays Monday night at the Western & Southern Open in what is expected to be one of her final matches. It’s a big deal, even for a U.S. Open tuneup accustomed to hosting the world’s best players. “Serena Williams is a global icon whose impact
2:25 PM ET Manchester United slumped to the bottom of the early Premier League standings after a 4-0 thrashing at Brentford in what was Cristiano Ronaldo‘s first start of the 2022-23 season on Saturday. United’s calamitous afternoon began in typical fashion with David de Gea allowing Josh Dasilva‘s tame, low effort through his hands and